Govt releases Rs3.96bln for Finance Division projects.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has so far released Rs3960.826 million for various projects of the Finance Division under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2018-19) against the total allocation of Rs12,346.359 million.

An amount of Rs 700 million has been released for Gwadar Development Authority against its allocations of Rs1,000 million, according to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform.

The government also released an amount of Rs 700 million has been released for necessary facilities of fresh water treatment, water supply and distribution in Gawadar under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for which an amount of Rs1,200 million has been earmarked in the current federal PSDP.

An amount of Rs 344.8 million has been released for Greater Karachi Sewerage Plant (S-III Karachi), which is being executed on 50:50 cost sharing basis between federal and provincial governments. In total Rs 862 million has been allocated for the project under the PSDP 2018-19.

The federal government also released Rs 500 million for Khyber Institute of Child Health and Children Hospital (District Peshawar) out of total allocation of Rs 500 million in the PSDP 2018-19.

An amount of Rs185.01 million has been released for the construction of a fish landing jetty and allied harbour facilities at Surbandar in Gwadar against allocation of Rs 264.302 million.

The government released Rs120 million for widening and carpeting of Booni-Buzand Torkhow Road Chitral against allocation of Rs 300 and 210 million for 300-bed Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Mother and Child Healthcare Centre Nawabshah City against allocation of Rs 300 million.

The federal government released Rs 112.410 million for Cadet College Kharan against the allocation of Rs 562.057 million and Rs 53.897 million for energization and...